Legal Opinion
Craig Abston v. State of Tennessee
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
Decided May 17, 2016No. W2014-02513-CCA-R3-PCPublished
1Opinion of the Court
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON Assigned on Briefs January 5, 2016 CRAIG ABSTON v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County No. 02-04759 W. Mark Ward, Judge No. W2014-02513-CCA-R3-PC - Filed May 17, 2016 The Petitioner, Craig Abston, appeals as of right from the Shelby County Criminal Court’s denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. On appeal, he raises the same lone issue that he raised in his petition and at the evidentiary hearing: that trial counsel was ineffective for failing to file a motion to suppress a statement given to…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Lockhart v. FretwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Fields v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 2001
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